Duolingo is EVERYWHERE. The founder, Luis Von Ahn, is a genius. He took his passion and curiosity to combine the power of the human brain and computer science to make a completely free language learning program for people all over the world. While I think that focusing on an application to learn a language should… Read More Using Duolingo for Assessing Language Proficiency

Do you want an amazing way to build fluency in any language, at any level? If so, you should definitely try fluency journals if you’ve not done so thus far. They work great for independent language learners as well as structured classes. Basically, this is how it works. It doesn’t matter what the level is,… Read More Fluency Journals

Want to read or share high-interest easy reading in Spanish? Check out these two resources of authentic reading in Spanish:   Articles in Spanish from the US and Latin America: People en español Great magazine from Spain: Hola Magazine    

I recently found a fun tool to create text messages. I find this particularly fun to create warm ups and reading activities for novice-level language learners. You can create a fake conversation and have your students act it out or answer comprehension questions. Here is an example:   You can even have the kids generate… Read More Fake Text Messages for Language Class

Playlists are a fantastic way to organize your language learning. Create or download MP3s around a topic. For example, think of language for ordering at a restaurant. Create playlist of the words and phrases you need to complete the task. Here is an example in Korean. These are words and phrases necessary for getting around.… Read More Playlists to Learn Languages